I’ve always liked my birthday.  In December 2013, I dressed up as Santa Claus to give little 2-year-old Drake the traditional Christmas he deserved, and

The productivity and commitment corners of my brain are screaming MAYDAY and indiscernible lights and sounds are emanating from my switchboard. I’m tapping and prodding

It’s officially can’t order ice cream to go, can’t sleep under covers, can’t answer a phone call on the street at high noon kinda hot.

Updated: Feb 15 “Regret piles up around us like books we have never read” — Tom Clancy I wish I’d started writing and making videos sooner.

Life can hit you like a ton of bricks and you can’t always prepare for it. On Sunday afternoon, when this post was supposed to

If I hesitated or dallied any longer, this message would be lost forever. I didn’t want to write today. I was lethargic. Then I thought

At least thrice a week when I’m not marinating in work-from-home bliss, I leave my home (often against my will) in a car. Most of

*Taps microphone that gathered dust over the past weeks* “Is this thing on?” Hello? Hello?? *A singular bead of sweat streams down my face* Breaking

This MIGHT be the last blog post of the year. Savor it, share it, and slurp it up slowly, like a Matcha latte. I only

I’ve never recovered from COVID-19. Before you soil your jeans with dirt patches at the knees, praying for me, let me explain: Not the infection.

I attended the wedding of the season this Friday. Bridgerton-Uganda edition. Empty your bladder, grab the poison of your choice, and find the cold side

3 years ago, before COVID, before we knew people could wear kitenge face masks unironically and hand sanitizer was cheaper than a loaf of bread,

“Is it good? Is it bad? Only time will tell…” My Ohioan Mormon friend always said this when I congratulated him on—what I perceived as—an

I returned from my sweet potato-funded vacation in the wee hours of Saturday morning, and instead of playing peekabo with my son now, I’m fighting

I am convinced Uganda has the most beautiful women in the world. A few weeks ago, I was at a new bar to see off

Updated: Oct 31, 2022 I hope this post doesn’t trigger that one time you got friend-zoned. If it does, I am sorry. I love you, as